Mapping the Cold War by Matias Chavarria (MV)

Eastern Bloc

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Soviet union utilized the power they gained during the war to enforce communism. They enforced in the countries on its eastern boarders, also establishing an alliance. This became known as the eastern bloc, seperating the western world and soviet union. Many places adopted communism.

Korea

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from June 1950 to July 1953 north Korea invaded. Caused by communists taking power in North and South becoming democratic. Backed by the united nations and the united states provided many troops. October 1950-June 1951 Chinese troops sending UN forces. No formal peace treaty was concluded. North Korea and china suffered while South Korea developed one of the worlds strongest economies while North Korea remains isolated.

Cuban Missile Crisis

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The start date of the Cuban Missile Crisis was the beginning of September 1962. On September, a CIA agent in Cuba overheard Castro's personal pilot tell another man in a bar that Cuba now had

nuclear weapons. U-2 spy-plane photographs also showed that unusual activity was taking place at San Cristobal.

However, it was not until October 15 that photographs were taken that revealed that the Soviet Union was placing

long range missiles in Cuba. Kennedy's first reaction to the information about the

missiles in Cuba was to call a meeting to discuss what should be

done. Considered several different

strategies for dealing with the crisis. the president and his advisers were analyzing Khrushchev's two letters, news came through that a U-2 plane had

been shot down over Cuba. The leaders of the military, reminding Kennedy of the promise he had made, argued that he

should now give orders for the bombing of Cuba. Kennedy refused and instead sent a letter to Khrushchev accepting the

terms of his first letter. In this he

proposed that the Soviet Union would be willing to remove the missiles in

Cuba in exchange for a promise by the United States that they would not

invade Cuba. The next day a second letter from Khrushchev arrived demanding that the United States remove their

nuclear bases in Turkey. Khrushchev and the Soviets agreed and gave orders for the missiles to be dismantled.

the Chinese Communist Revolution (1927-1949)

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The Chinese Communist Revolution began with the resumption of open war between Chinese nationalists and communists. The United States supported nationalists while the Soviets supported communists. The war ended with the capture of Hainan Island by communists in 1950. The war was one of the first Cold War hot conflicts, creating a large communist state to ally or challenge the Soviet union.

Division of Germany

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After the war, east germany was apart of the soviet union while west germany joined NATO. The powers controlling germany were disagreeing how to run it, the soviet union built the berlin wall the further divide germany. While the wall was a physical barrier to prevent people from leaving, it also acted as a political barrier, reenforcing the division of the two germanys.

Bandung, Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia

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in 1955 Indonesia had a conference, passed resolutions condeming colonialism. organized the non alignment movement in 1961 while some non aligned countries faced dificulties. Jawaharlal Nehru supported a stronger UN but opposed its efforts to intervine conflict between India and Pakistan over control of Kashmir. Somalia and Ethiopia war in 1977 the soviet union applied to Ethiopia while the united states to Somalia.

The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

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Begin date of the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall was August 12, 1961. Thousands of East German Workers began to construct the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall survived for 28 years. Up to 250 East Germans died trying to flee. Thousands more suffered arrest and imprisonment. About 5,000 succeeded by using false papers, by braving the fortified wall, by swimming, by glider, by reinforced truck, or by digging tunnels beneath Berlin's sandy terrain. East Germany rulers convinced themselves that their captive subjects were brainwashed by propaganda and cowed by the fearsome Stasi secret police. Later, towards the end, East Berliners pressed past the unresisting officials into the freedom of West Berlin and the wall had fallen overnight and thousands ran to western Berlin, and Berlin was reunited and cold war ended.

Berlin Blockade and Berlin Airlift

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The blockade was put inplace by the soviet union in an attempt to gain control over west germany, which was being controlled by the western allies following WW2. This attempt to force negotiations over the division of germany was unsuccessful because the western powers were able to airlift supplies and food over the blockade to western berlin. It showed the west's ability to resist soviet pressures without war.

Vietnam

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Fighting had been in Vietnam far before the war started. The french decided to pull out of Vietnam due to the defeat at Dien Bien Phu. The U.S helped carry out the election in south Vietnam. On January 30 1968, The North Vietnamese suprised the U.S. and South Vietnamese with Viet Cong to attack South Vietnamese towns. The Paris Peace Accords on January 27, 1973. South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam on April 30 1975 and July 2 1976 Vietnam was a communist country the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Marshall Plan (1948-1952)

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After WWII, Europe was recovering from devastation and needed financial aid. U.S. President Henry Truman appointed George Marshall to provide humanitarian assistance. Marshall created the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economies and spirits of Western Europe. Marshall thought that the key to rebuilding Europe was to restore political stability and to blunt the advances of communism. Sixteen nations came together to become a part of the program; as a result, Europe received about 13 billion in aid. This financial aid helped Europe rebuild and shaped them into the continents they are today.

Afghanistan

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The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a conflict that lasted from 1979 to 1989. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support a communist government facing rebellion. However, they faced strong resistance from Afghan rebel groups , who received support from various countries, including the United States. The war resulted in heavy casualties and economic strain for the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the Soviet forces withdrew in 1989, leaving Afghanistan in a state of civil war, which later contributed to the rise of the Taliban.

Tiananmen, Dongcheng, China

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In response to a protest in the Peoples republic of China, it occured when several waves of protests across the course of months cause combat. On 2 June the party decided to send the Peoples libiration Army to clear Tiananmen Square and then deciede to attack Bejing the nest day. After the ckearing of Tiananmen square the U.S. put economic sanctions on China and protests in Hong kong, Shanghi, Chengdu, and other cities took place.

Bay Of Pigs Invasion

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On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched an invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. José Miró Cardona led the anti-Castro Cuban exiles in the United States. A former member of Castro's government, he was the head of the Cuban Revolutionary Council, known as an exile committee. On April 17, the Cuban-exile invasion force, known as Brigade 2506, landed at beaches along the Bay of Pigs and came under heavy fire. Cuban planes bombed the invaders, sank two escort ships, and destroyed half of the exile's air support. President Kennedy authorized an air- umbrella on April 19. Six unmarked American fighter planes took off to help defend the brigade's B-26 aircraft flying. But the B-26 planes arrived late. They were shot down by the Cubans, and the invasion was crushed later that day. The prisoners remained in captivity for 20 months, as the United States negotiated a deal with Fidel Castro. Castro settled on $53 million worth of baby food and medicine in exchange for the prisoners.

Russia

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The fall of the soviet union in 1991 was caused by internal economic problems, political reforms and external pressures. The Soviet economy struggled with inefficiency and a lack of innovation, leading to stagnation. Political reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev, like Glasnost and Perestroika, aimed to modernize the system but accidently weakened central control. Additionally, nationalist movements within Soviet republics and external pressures, such as the arms race with the United States, further strained the Union. Ultimately, these factors caused the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, leading to the emergence of independent states in its former territories

The Cuban Revolution (19-)

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In 1959, Cuba brought cold war to the continent of North America. This was not good for the united states because it directly affected their economy because America owned half of Cuba's railway system, ninety percent of the telephone and power industries, and a quarter of cuban bank deposits. The Cuban revolution, led by Fidel Castro had intentions to overthrow the cuban dictator, Fulgencio Batista. The United states remained neutral and angered both sides of the revolution. Castro, filled with rage turned to the Soviet Union for assistance, they agreed and provided extensive military aid and support. The US started to scheme against Castro due to their cold war with the Soviet Union. President Kennedy planned and executed an attack on cuba and received a lot of negativity. Because of the US's missle attack, soviet union send missles to cuba.